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homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


As you may or may not be aware, my vision for this site is for it to be more than just another homebrewing forum with a few cool utilities;  I want this place to become a real mecca for homebrewing information.

Here's the rub - I'm reasonably educated in brewing, but there's only one of me.  In addition, my techniques are far from the only way (or even the best way) of handling almost any brewing task.  So, how on earth am I going to put together a library of homebrewing knowledge all by myself?

I can't.  This is where you, the community, come in. 

We need people willing to write about almost any brewing subject.  Want to talk about a particular process (BIAB, fly sparging, step mashing, etc)?  Do you enjoy DIY projects, and would like to illustrate one (build a keezer, build a fermentation chamber, how to get going with electric, etc)?  Are you more interested in the scientific side of things, and would like to explore that (yeast strains, chemical side of brewing, detailed analysis of enzyme reactions, etc)?  If you fall under any of the above - or have ideas for other areas related to brewing -  we would love to have you.

Perhaps you feel like you don't have any specialized knowledge to share.  Maybe you'd just like to blog about your experiences in brewing on an occasional (or regular) basis.  People want to read about that... so still, we would love to have you!

Your membership gives you the ability to create your own blog content at any time.  You don't need to ask, you don't need to check with anyone - you just need to get writing!

For entries that have more lasting "reference quality", we can tag those as articles, where they show up accordingly.  As our library of information grows, we will organize it, add search capabilities, and make other improvements.

Under the website's TOS, you retain all intellectual property rights.  We reserve the right to perform minor grammatical or spelling edits, but other than that, your work will remain untouched (assuming it bears up to factual scrutiny - if you post a guide telling people to ferment at 100 degrees F, we're probably not going to want to publish that).

So, if this interests you... what are you waiting for?  Feel free to reach out directly to me (olansuddeth at gmail dot com) if you have questions, but again, you can just get going right now if you like.  
 
Thanks again for your help in building something special.






Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


Also, just as an aside...

Homebrewing is very much perceived as a hobby for guys.  I would LOVE to host a an ongoing blog (or even the odd article) from a female brewer or brewers.  As most of us know, brewing was historically the duty of women in many cases; I don't see why women can't be prominent in it now.

So...?



Posted 34 days ago.
Edited 34 days ago by homebrewdad

blur_yo_face
Houston, Tx
161 Posts


I would definitely like to hear from someone who is good at step-mashing in a cooler mash tun.. it certainly seems easier to do in a recirculating mash, but a cooler mash tun might take a few calculations.. 

eventually I want to get into lager beers, and getting that mash temp to come out exactly right seems possible, but takes some experience or dumb luck.. I'd rather someone who knew what they were doing tell me how to calculate adding water instead of leaving it up to the homebrewing gods..




Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


lol.

I don't know about step mashing, but when I decoct, it seems I can calculate until I'm blue in the face... the brewing gods still laugh at me.  I've gotten to the point that I putt as much as I can imagine I'll possibly need... then I pull another half gallon.



Posted 34 days ago.

dave
Fenton, MI
13 Posts


So we write a blog entry, and it lands right to the top of homebrewdad.com, not some personal "dave" sub-page?




Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


That's correct, dave.  It goes directly to the front page once it goes live. 

Additionally, I am looking at setting up subdomains, so that, say, an address of dave.homebrewdad.com goes directly to a version of the front page consisting ONLY of posts by you.



Posted 34 days ago.

uberg33k
Charter Member
The Internet
314 Posts


For decoction - 1qt of thick mash per pound of grist is a pretty darn good rule of thumb to get you to the next mash step unless you're trying some stupid high jump like 98F to 155F.

Edit - that subdomain idea is brilliant.  Someone should get a raise for that.




Posted 34 days ago.
Edited 34 days ago by uberg33k

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


uberg33k, I'm going to give you a 100% raise in your salary for your idea!



Posted 34 days ago.

skunkfunk
OKC, OK
38 Posts


Step mash - start thick! Really, really thick if it's gonna be several rests, and add boiling water. I've never had any problem. I suppose you could also use a heat stick?



Posted 34 days ago.

blur_yo_face
Houston, Tx
161 Posts


haha, I may have hijacked this thread to talk about step mash.. that's what I get for thinking out loud.. oops.. 

thanks for the responses tho!




Posted 34 days ago.

brianj
Poughkeepsie, NY
11 Posts


I tried the heat stick. I scorched the hell out of my grains even with constant stirring. I was thinking of doing step mashes in my cooler and the only viable solution I could come up with is to use my wort chiller in the mash tun but pump hot instead of cold water through it. I don't have a chugger pump, so nothing in practice yet.



Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


Back to the original issue - it looks like today's post was received really well.  One user has started a personal blog, and another user it going to be doing some posting (already has an article up in pending status, waiting to get some photos up before posting). 

Great start! 

But remember, there is PLENTY of room for anybody who wants to contribute.  We've got a nice start, but there is a long way to go before we can even begin to think that we have a good array of topics covered in the articles area.  If you have any interest whatsoever, don't be shy!



Posted 34 days ago.

vinpaysdoc
Charter Member
High Point, NC
321 Posts


Heck no.

;-)




Posted 34 days ago.

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